Real Dictators
Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted by Paul McGann, with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians. New episodes available two weeks early for Noiser+ subscribers. You'll also get ad-free listening, early access and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions For advertising enquiries, email [email protected] No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems...
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Episodes (164)
Rafael Trujillo Part 1: Scourge of the Dominican Republic
Oct 20, 2026
Augustus Part 3: Birth of a Dynasty
Sep 22, 2026
Augustus Part 2: Caesar’s Revenge
Sep 15, 2026
Augustus Part 1: Rome’s First Emperor
Sep 8, 2026
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Jul 14, 2026
Tito Part 4: The Marshal Versus Stalin
Jul 7, 2026
Tito Part 3: The Partisan in the Mountains
Jun 30, 2026
Tito Part 2: The Man of Disguises
Jun 23, 2026
Tito Part 1: The Young Gun
Jun 16, 2026
Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1
Jun 11, 2026
Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1
Mar 20, 2026
Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 3: A Coronation for the Ages
Dec 31, 2025
Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 2: The Power Grab, the Châteaux and the Missing Daughter
Dec 24, 2025
Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 1: The Butcher of Bangui
Dec 17, 2025
Introducing: Charles Dickens Ghost Stories - A Christmas Carol
Dec 8, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 10: Emergency on an Airplane
Jul 1, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 9: Down With Fidel!
Jun 24, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 8: Miami Vice
Jun 17, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 7: Che Guevara in the Jungle
Jun 10, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Jun 3, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs
May 28, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star
May 20, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas
May 13, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps
May 6, 2025
Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of ‘The Crazy One’
Apr 29, 2025
Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1
Apr 8, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border…
Jan 29, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition
Jan 22, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel
Jan 15, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance
Jan 8, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight
Jan 1, 2025
Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome
Dec 18, 2024
Introducing: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Dec 16, 2024
Benito Mussolini Part 1: Italy’s Fascist Godfather
Dec 11, 2024
General Videla Part 4: Dictator in the Courtroom
Nov 20, 2024
General Videla Part 3: God, Football, the Falklands
Nov 13, 2024
General Videla Part 2: Mr Clean’s Dirty War
Nov 6, 2024
General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch
Oct 30, 2024
BONUS: Dictators’ Books
Sep 24, 2024
Pinochet Part 3: Searching for the Disappeared
Sep 10, 2024
Pinochet Part 2: The Caravan of Death
Sep 3, 2024
Pinochet Part 1: An Arrest in London
Aug 27, 2024
Introducing: D-Day: The Tide Turns - Episode 1
Jun 5, 2024
Oliver Cromwell Part 4: The Conquest of Ireland
May 7, 2024
Oliver Cromwell Part 3: To Kill a King…
Apr 30, 2024
Oliver Cromwell Part 2: Civil War Across the Realms
Apr 23, 2024
Oliver Cromwell Part 1: The Rise of Ironsides
Apr 16, 2024
Introducing: The Curious History of Your Home - Baths
Apr 11, 2024
Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Europe’s North Korea
Mar 20, 2024
Enver Hoxha Part 1: The Albanian School Teacher
Mar 13, 2024